Against a sky ablaze with coral, gold, violet, and blue — the kind of theatrical dawn that linen-era colorists rendered with unabashed drama — the Statue of Liberty rises in bold silhouette from Bedloe's Island, her torch cutting into a heaven-lit sky while an American flag flies from a mast at left, the surrounding harbor glittering in morning light. Published by Herbco Card Co. of New York and distributed from Boston, this "Colourpicture" linen card captures Liberty at her most monumental and atmospheric, a view clearly designed to evoke patriotic emotion during the postwar years. Mailed in April 1948 — just three years after the end of World War II — on the New York & Pittsburgh Railway Post Office mail car (a fascinating travelling post office cancel), the card carries a brief, affectionate message from Laura to Mrs. C.M. in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania: "Making out O.K. Love, Laura" — five words that speak volumes about postwar resilience and the quiet optimism of 1948 America.